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Just back from the Coe and boy have they suffered with the thaw 
Spring run is broken at the top
Happy Valley is very thin in the middle
And the lower runs will struggle to last
Main Basin however was great fun and the haggis trap was a good laugh aswell
Just hope we get a fall in temps and some more snowfall tbh
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kitenski, yes it is, we skinned straight up the main Ciste Gully then skied back down, it is amazing how much snow has gone since sat, a good 2ft at least, all runs still skiing nice though. Was up at Cairngorm again today, White Lady and the Gun barrel had nice soft bumps and snow was good, not too slushy until late afternoon so still plenty skiing.
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1873Chris, How was the wind? had been thinking of going today but the forecast was for high winds so spent too much time on  's instead.
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The wind didn't end up too bad
The odd big gust but was never a major problem
it's just amazing to see how much snow they've lost probably more than 2 feet in places and i've never seen so much water coming off the hill
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lynseyf, this was 3rd March there is still more than then...
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It has been an incredible 2 weeks for Scotland.
It dumped 100cm in a week and then it melted 100cm in a week.
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Still plenty of snow over the back at Nevis c/o Nevis Range Facebook page
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scotia, looks lovely over there, should be some nice spring snow, what news on Braveheart running midweek???
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Had an hour and a half skiing Cairngorm after I arrived this afternoon (3pm and 11deg at the car park so go figure  )
Ciste Gully was heavy going but will be nice after a freeze cycle
No1 Gully nice n firm with a soft layer
Aonach Bowl just the same
Lovely soft bumps to entertain on the White Lady
Wax your skis with the slipperiest stuff you have!
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kitenski, not sure. I've got a busy couple of weeks but fingers crossed for next weekend!
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Think i'll be back up on monday or wednesday depending on the weather hopefully it cools down considerably over teh weekend and maybe even some snowfall
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After a week of major thaw, there is another week of minor thaw to come.
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You know it makes sense.
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The extent of thaw or not over the coming days will largely depend on whether we can avoid the dreaded anti-cyclonic gloom. With dry air, esp with inversions, we can survive daytime temps in the teens at Munro Level with no damage to the snow pack if we have night time frosts. Reports from Thursday suggest the surface conditions are improving. No wind problems this weekend, always a plus point.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Braveheart operating today.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Anyone heading out tomorrow?
I'm thinking of shooting up to Glencoe unless there is a chance of the braveheart running then i'll go to nevis
Thoughts anyone?
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Some Snowheads here ...
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Looking at the webcams, the Lecht is almost out of snow today, due to several days of heavy thaw.
I would say the season for some, but not all, the Scottish resorts is starting to wind down now.
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I've got this down as being the 2nd of April so there's time yet!
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Whitegold, left to right is Roga, Hilly the Cairngorm ski host and AndyTB
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^ Good set of pix.
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Thanks Whitegold ... Glencoe's only a little operation but it's spread out over quite a big mountain with lots of variety to offer & the warm sunshine & nearly unbroken sunshine made for a great day for taking lots of photos.
I seemed to be following the sun over the weekend as when I skied with some snowheads at Cairngorm on Saturday it was mostly fair. I thought some of them had intended getting over to Glencoe on Sunday too but as it turns out I think they'd scattered themselves between the cloudy and claggy Nevis Range & Cairngorm ski centres.
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moffatross, I am a big fan of Scotch skiing.
Glencoe and Nevis are much under-rated (and under-marketed).
Separately, it looks like Lecht and Glenshee have been closed today, due to lack of snow.
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The Lecht has run out of snow, but Glenshee has more run out of skiers I think, most runs on the East of the A93 still seem to be complete, whether they will be come the weekend remains to be seen - but reliance on low level surface lifts to access the more snow sure terrain of Meall Odhar and esp Glas Maol has long been a weakness of Glenshee's infrastructure. That said when spring comes, numbers drop of a cliff in a much more spectacular manor than at CairnGorm, so whether better access infrastructure would make a difference at Glenshee in spring is perhaps open to debate.
Frankly if CairnGorm Mountain shut up shop today, there would be a lynch mob baying for blood in the Daylodge in the morning! Maybe it's because CairnGorm has a much larger % of season ticket holders and has a sizeable % of semi local trade from the North of Scotland whereas Glenshee is much more dependant on lowland trade and has only a fraction of the season ticket holders?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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might just be weekends at this rate...
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You know it makes sense.
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barry, just about finished your panorama for you. just need to do the sky a wee bit but the mountains look stunning. will send the file via yousendit later hopefully, if not, Monday.
I'll post a version up here too if that's ok?
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link to your pic here barry. I've also sent it to your email address.
Here's a small version.
Actually, having seen it small, i'll tinker with the water again.
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shoogly, top man, looks great, I've obiously got mad snapper skills!. Once you've tinkered it to final version, feel free to retain a copy and use/publish however you like (i just want it to hang in the crapper  )
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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So Glenshee and The Lecht are now closed until there's more snow (meaning enough new snow to open again - less of a tall order at The Lecht I suspect!), Nevis have just announced they're only opening weekends (pending conditions, although the backs are still pretty loaded) and Glencoe and Cairngorm are still opening every day at the moment although both have now lost their lower slopes (first time since November in the case of Cairngorm) - I said to a friend at the end of last weekend that I didn't expect to ski top to base again this season so no surprise there!
At Cairngorm a little bit of fresh this morning but no real gains after temps rose later on but tomorrow could see some decent snowfall and lower temps, from MWIS:
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The outlook looks warmer through most of next week though apart from Thursday.
As to my predictions I'd say it's looking like a slow wind down at the moment and I expect Glencoe to start closing during the week after the Easter holidays, or maybe during if more people don't turn up! Cairngorm will, on past experience, keep going as long as they can and customers are turning up - I'd give them a few weeks more given no significant snow turns up and no massive hairdryer winds hit us! However, it 'aint over until the fat lady sings and big 'lambing snows' are still possible so who knows!
At worst if the ski area (Cairngorm) is quiet (or closed) and there's nowt for me to do it'll be a good opportunity for me to start donning the skins and get out there to practice my touring skills and perhaps even discover some steeper runs to practice/play on ... first off though I have a 3 day BASI course week after next so there had better be enough snow for that to run in the ski area!
Anyone else care to make any predictions?
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roga, I think the season is over for 4 of the 5 stations.
Cairngorm might limp along until Easter.
They had a good run. Cairngorm was top-to-bottom riding from Nov to early-Apr.
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maybe it was the bad forecast turning out no too bad today but top car park at gorm was only half full at lunchtime today. I wasnt skiing but took a spin up with junior for his afternoon nap. Hopefully it was just the forecast that kept folk away. It did me certainly, having plumped for tomorrow instead - that forecast is looking a little bit more marginal than it was but hopefully still get a few hours in and catch some of the comp.
I'm gonna be bold and hope for a further dump before we're done this year that will see us skipping to the car park nae bother (hey roga, you can still dodge down the frp track  , shouldnt meet anyone on the way up as it's access only and the liftie shouldnae bother you as they'll be so bored they'll like the distraction!). WWP would need a fair old top up at the bottom to get back going.
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An 18 month consecutive season!!!! That must be the longest I. The world surely? Even the glacier at tignes and les Deux Alpes etc close for a few months don't they? Let's hope for 1 last snow dump, then maybe it could reach 20 months!!!
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